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State Department Alters Human Rights Reports, Removing Key Violations
A memo obtained by NPR reveals the U.S. State Department is removing over 20 human rights violations from its annual country reports, including the rights to assembly, fair trial, and privacy, prompting concerns about the U.S.'s commitment to human rights and potentially influencing foreign aid dist...
State Department Alters Human Rights Reports, Removing Key Violations
A memo obtained by NPR reveals the U.S. State Department is removing over 20 human rights violations from its annual country reports, including the rights to assembly, fair trial, and privacy, prompting concerns about the U.S.'s commitment to human rights and potentially influencing foreign aid dist...
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64% Bias Score
German Theaters Debate Trigger Warnings
The Berliner Theatertreffen, a prominent German theater festival, uses content warnings for six out of ten productions, notifying audiences of potentially sensitive material like violence or racism, reflecting a broader trend in German-speaking theaters but sparking debate about artistic freedom ver...
German Theaters Debate Trigger Warnings
The Berliner Theatertreffen, a prominent German theater festival, uses content warnings for six out of ten productions, notifying audiences of potentially sensitive material like violence or racism, reflecting a broader trend in German-speaking theaters but sparking debate about artistic freedom ver...
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20% Bias Score
French-Algerian Author Imprisoned in Algeria, Macron Faces Dilemma
French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal, 80, remains imprisoned in Algeria for five months for criticizing the regime, prompting his daughters to appeal to President Macron for intervention and sparking a support movement in France, excluding the left.
French-Algerian Author Imprisoned in Algeria, Macron Faces Dilemma
French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal, 80, remains imprisoned in Algeria for five months for criticizing the regime, prompting his daughters to appeal to President Macron for intervention and sparking a support movement in France, excluding the left.
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56% Bias Score
Cartoonist's Resignation Highlights US Press Freedom Decline
Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post in January 2025 after an opinion editor refused her anti-Trump cartoon, highlighting the decline of press freedom and the economic vulnerability of cartoonists in the US, a situation exemplified by the drop from 2000 to under 20 emp...
Cartoonist's Resignation Highlights US Press Freedom Decline
Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post in January 2025 after an opinion editor refused her anti-Trump cartoon, highlighting the decline of press freedom and the economic vulnerability of cartoonists in the US, a situation exemplified by the drop from 2000 to under 20 emp...
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36% Bias Score
US Shuts Down Foreign Disinformation Unit, Citing Free Speech Concerns
The U.S. State Department closed its agency combating foreign disinformation, citing free speech concerns and redirecting funds to promote a pro-American message, despite warnings of increased threats from China and Russia.
US Shuts Down Foreign Disinformation Unit, Citing Free Speech Concerns
The U.S. State Department closed its agency combating foreign disinformation, citing free speech concerns and redirecting funds to promote a pro-American message, despite warnings of increased threats from China and Russia.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Administration Shuts Down State Department's Disinformation Countermeasures Hub
The Trump administration closed the State Department's R/Fimi hub, responsible for countering foreign disinformation campaigns, despite warnings about increased vulnerability to foreign influence operations; the move follows an executive order focusing on free speech and right-wing criticism allegin...
Trump Administration Shuts Down State Department's Disinformation Countermeasures Hub
The Trump administration closed the State Department's R/Fimi hub, responsible for countering foreign disinformation campaigns, despite warnings about increased vulnerability to foreign influence operations; the move follows an executive order focusing on free speech and right-wing criticism allegin...
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64% Bias Score
German Theaters Debate Trigger Warnings
German theaters are increasingly using trigger warnings for sensitive content, prompting debate between those who see it as providing audience choice and those who view it as limiting artistic expression.
German Theaters Debate Trigger Warnings
German theaters are increasingly using trigger warnings for sensitive content, prompting debate between those who see it as providing audience choice and those who view it as limiting artistic expression.
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16% Bias Score
Naval Academy Cancels Author's Speech Over Book Removal Controversy
The US Naval Academy canceled a speaking engagement with author Ryan Holiday after he refused to remove a reference to the academy's removal of 381 books from its library, which included works by Maya Angelou and Ibram X. Kendi; the Navy cited maintaining an apolitical environment as its reason.
Naval Academy Cancels Author's Speech Over Book Removal Controversy
The US Naval Academy canceled a speaking engagement with author Ryan Holiday after he refused to remove a reference to the academy's removal of 381 books from its library, which included works by Maya Angelou and Ibram X. Kendi; the Navy cited maintaining an apolitical environment as its reason.
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64% Bias Score
Turkish Actor Banned for Dissent, Highlighting Artistic Freedom Crackdown
Turkish actor Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu faces a travel ban for supporting anti-government protests and boycotting pro-government businesses, highlighting a broader pattern of artistic freedom suppression in Turkey under Erdoğan's rule, with a reported 126 violations in 2024 compared to 95 in 2023.
Turkish Actor Banned for Dissent, Highlighting Artistic Freedom Crackdown
Turkish actor Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu faces a travel ban for supporting anti-government protests and boycotting pro-government businesses, highlighting a broader pattern of artistic freedom suppression in Turkey under Erdoğan's rule, with a reported 126 violations in 2024 compared to 95 in 2023.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Targets Elite US Universities, Sparking Academic Freedom Debate
The Trump administration is targeting leading American universities, demanding reforms and oversight, citing "wokeness," resulting in some universities complying while others, like Harvard, resist, prompting criticism from Barack Obama and raising concerns about academic freedom and the future of Am...
Trump Administration Targets Elite US Universities, Sparking Academic Freedom Debate
The Trump administration is targeting leading American universities, demanding reforms and oversight, citing "wokeness," resulting in some universities complying while others, like Harvard, resist, prompting criticism from Barack Obama and raising concerns about academic freedom and the future of Am...
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60% Bias Score
Students Sue Pentagon Over Book Ban
Twelve students are suing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for banning books on race and gender from Pentagon schools, claiming First Amendment violations; the ACLU lawsuit targets Hegseth and the head of the Pentagon school system for violating students' rights through censorship and curriculum chang...
Students Sue Pentagon Over Book Ban
Twelve students are suing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for banning books on race and gender from Pentagon schools, claiming First Amendment violations; the ACLU lawsuit targets Hegseth and the head of the Pentagon school system for violating students' rights through censorship and curriculum chang...
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52% Bias Score
Turkish Journalists Face Prison for Covering Protests
Seven journalists in Istanbul, Turkey face up to three years in prison for allegedly failing to disperse from a protest despite a police warning; prosecutors disregarded the journalists' statements and relied solely on police evidence, including photos that omitted their press equipment.
Turkish Journalists Face Prison for Covering Protests
Seven journalists in Istanbul, Turkey face up to three years in prison for allegedly failing to disperse from a protest despite a police warning; prosecutors disregarded the journalists' statements and relied solely on police evidence, including photos that omitted their press equipment.
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56% Bias Score
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